Portsmouth Courthouse, also known as Norfolk County Courthouse, is a historic courthouse building located at Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. It was built in 1846, and is a one-story with basement, Greek Revival style brick building. It measures 78 feet wide by 57 feet deep. The building is topped by a paneled parapet with Doric order entablature supported by plain Greek Doric pilasters. The building remained in use as a courthouse until 1960, when the county government moved to Great Bridge.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[1] It is located in the Downtown Portsmouth Historic District.

The building now houses the Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (April 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Portsmouth Courthouse" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  4. ^ "Official site". Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center. Archived from the original on 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portsmouth_Courthouse
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